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Hedge funds, ETFs dump over $40 billion in stocks after Trump tariff shock

  • A global markets selloff worsened on Friday, fueled by falling US stocks after China retaliated against Donald Trump's tariffs.
  • The selloff resulted in a historic market downturn, with the S&P 500 experiencing its largest decline since 2020.
  • Donald Trump defended the tariffs, stating that the market's decline is expected and that it will 'boom' as the economy recalibrates.
  • Concerns over global trade retaliation grew, with significant fears of a global downturn rising.
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Hedge funds pile up record short bets against stocks as traders go into 'self-protection mode'

Fast-money professional traders recorded their largest-ever one-day net sales of global equities last week, according to Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage data.

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Hedge funds capitulate, investors brace for margin calls in market rout

Prime brokers say leverage falling, more selling coming

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Hedge funds face biggest margin calls since 2020 amid tariff turmoil, FT reports

Hedge funds face biggest margin calls since 2020 amid tariff turmoil, FT reports

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Hedge funds, ETFs dump over $40 billion in stocks after Trump tariff shock

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Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since COVID-19 crisis

Wall Street banks have asked their fund clients to stump up more money as security for their loans because the value of their holdings had tumbled.

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Wall Street's worst crisis since COVID slams into a higher, scarier gear

Wall Street's worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher, scarier gear Friday.

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